The Sitorai-Mokhi-Khosa Palace is a country residence of the Emir of Bukhara, built in the late XIX — early XX century.
The palace, which translates as “The Palace of a Star like the Moon”, is divided into old and new. The first buildings of the palace, which have not survived to the present day, appeared in the XVIII century, and then during the reign of Emir Seyid-Abdul-Ahad Khan in the second half of the XIX century. The new complex is built in the European style and was built during the reign of the last Emir of Bukhara, Mir Sayyid Alimkhan (1912-1920).
The main building of the palace includes several halls for receiving guests, as well as the emir’s private rooms. Special attention is drawn to the White Hall, created under the guidance of the famous master Shirin Muradova, to whom a monument has now been erected on the territory of the residence. The white hall is decorated with ganch, which was laid on the walls covered with mirrors. At the same time, no pattern is ever repeated.
The palace also houses a summer tea room, a small minaret and a guest house. Currently, the palace complex houses a Museum of Decorative and Applied Arts.
